How ExcelsiorBenefits started their logo design journey

Summary

We are doing our own Midwestern USA spin on the German/Bavarian festival Octoberfest, called PORKTOBERFEST! The festival will be in the theme of Octoberfest and will prominently feature beer, pork and pork ribs, and grilling. Since we are a huge fan of 99designs we are enlisting the help of the countless talented designers to create a logo for the festival.

What inspires you and how do you envision the design for your business?

Ideally the PORKTOBERFEST logo would contain the following items:
- A pig
- A Barbeque
- Beer (Mug, Stein, Pint, or whatever!)Or, if you have any other creative ideas, don't be hesitant to submit your concepts.

Since Octoberfest is an autumn festival, we would like the colors to be vibrant and keep the logo consistent with Web 2.0 standards.

Wants

- The PORKTOBERFEST text must be featured, and the logo (needed in vector level and .jpg) may also contain:
- A pig
- A beer (can be a mug, stein, pint, pilsner, etc)
- A Barbeque. We use a Big Green Egg but you can submit any idea. (http://www.biggreenegg.com)
- Or, if you have any other ideas relating to the above themes, don't be afraid to submit!

Don't want

- No dates are necessary, we plan to use this logo for several years.
- The PORKTOBERFEST text can be ornate or in a Bavarian style of text but must easy to read also.